One dough - different faces

The dough I'm talking about is a special yeast-dough. The specific thing about is the time, the dough has to be kneaded.

By kneading the dough for a long time, the texture is getting smoother and warmer again.

The baked result is a very fluffy and tastful cake.

 

Brioche-Muffin XL
with soft-centered vanilla cream
and lemon icing

 

"Chinois"

 

Brioche

When green mango meets red plum..

... and on their way together they come across a little bit of cinnamon... this will defenitely end as a jam on french baguette.

At least when this happens at Vanilla Hills.

Welcome the new member of our "Bread Family"

Maxi Grain Bread

The new bread is definitely something for bread lovers, who set a great value upon good nutrition. The bread includes 7 different kind of seeds and grains.
Rye flour and freshly ground whole grains, whole wheat grains (freshly ground), spelt flour, sesame and flax seeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. It contains home made breadspices with caraway, anise and fennel.

Needless to say that only my new "fancy" kitchen gadget (the mill), made it possible to get the freshly ground rye and wheat.

the right equipment

To bake good bread with fresh ingredients, you need the right equipment.

Yesterday I got a seed grinder in Spanish Lookout. (By the way... this thing looks like from the Middle Ages).

Now I can grind my rye and wheat grains and use the shredded grains for a very healthy bread.

Fougasse

I saw this bread several years ago and it was always in my mind to bake it. Last week we had some visitors at Vanilla Hills and they brought me a baking book with only bread recipes.
And the first recipe I came across was "Fougasse"

So - here we go.

Banana Gelato with Chocolate Flakes

Today I had a reason to celebrate... and I did it with my homemade banana gelato.


I'm so glad that a friend brought me the chocolate from Germany. The little flakes are that certain indefinable something in the gelato.




The reason was... I finally got the 3-digit likes on my facebook page. :)



Thanks to the "fans" of Vanilla-Hills Soulfood.

Quiche

Since I was very busy in the last few days, I was not able to try out new dishes and feed the blog at least with content.

Today I have taken the time to fulfill the desire of two dear friends and made quiche. I decided for a vegetable filling. Carrots, zucchini and squash, fresh from the market. I added cream, cheese and some spices... here we go.


Last month I had ordered 6 small quiche molds in the States - just the right size for one serving.